Preliminary pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (from 14/2/13)
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Mr Kelvin Thomson MP
(until 6/2/13)
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Deputy
Chair
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Senator Bridget McKenzie
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Members
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Mr Jamie Briggs MP (until 9/10/12)
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Senator David Fawcett
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The Hon Justine Elliot MP
(from 6/2/13)
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Senator Scott Ludlam
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Mr Laurie Ferguson MP
(until 20/9/12)
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Senator the Hon Lisa Singh
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Mr John Forrest MP
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Senator Dean Smith
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Ms Sharon Grierson MP
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Senator Matthew Thistlethwaite (until 13/2/13)
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Mr Harry Jenkins MP
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Senator the Hon Lin Thorp
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Ms Kirsten Livermore MP
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The Hon Robert McClelland MP
(from 20/9/12)
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Ms Melissa Parke MP (until 6/2/13)
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Mrs Jane Prentice MP (from 9/10/12)
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The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP
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Mr Mike Symon MP (from 6/2/13)
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Russell Chafer
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Inquiry
Secretary
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Kevin Bodel
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Dr Andrew Gaczol
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Katie Ellis
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Administrative
Officers
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Heidi Luschtinetz
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Dorota Cooley
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Resolution of Appointment
The Resolution of Appointment of the Joint Standing
Committee on Treaties allows it to inquire into and report on:
- matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and
proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed
to be presented to the Parliament;
- any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument,
whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee by:
- either House of the Parliament, or
- a Minister; and
- such other matters as may be referred to the committee by the Minister
for Foreign Affairs and on such conditions as the Minister may prescribe.
List of recommendations
2 Agreement Establishing the African Development Fund done at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 29 November 1972 as amended [2012]
Agreement Establishing the African
Development Bank done at Khartoum, Sudan on 4 August 1963 as amended [2012]
Recommendation 1
The Committee supports the Agreement Establishing the
African Development Fund done at Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on 29 November 1972 as
amended [2012] and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
Recommendation 2
The Committee supports the Agreement Establishing the
African Development Bank done at Khartoum, Sudan on 4 August 1963 as amended
[2012] and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
3 Loan
Agreement between Australia and the International Monetary Fund (not yet
signed) [2012]
Recommendation 3
The Committee supports the Loan Agreement
between Australia and the International Monetary Fund (not yet signed) [2012] and
recommends that binding treaty action be taken.
4 Agreement
between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan on the Security
of Information (Tokyo, 17 May 2012)
Recommendation 4
The Committee supports the Agreement between the Government
of Australia and the Government of Japan on the Security of Information (Tokyo,
17 May 2012) and recommends that binding treaty action be taken.